SPEARGUN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPEARGUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPEARGUN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPEARGUN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPEARGUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speargunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPEARGUN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPEARGUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPEARGUN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPEARGUN
- All 8 letters of SPEARGUN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPEARGUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A underwater fishing weapon that shoots a barbed spear using elastic bands or compressed air.
Divers load a speargun with a line-attached shaft and aim carefully at fish at close range. In many places the speargun is controlled by law to protect fish stocks and other swimmers.
How SPEARGUN is used
Speargun is used in diving and spearfishing contexts.
- He aimed the speargun at a grouper beneath the rock.
- A speargun must be unloaded before the diver climbs back on the boat.
- The shop rents a speargun to experienced divers only.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPEARGUN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPEARGUN
1 longer words begin with SPEARGUN.
Shorter words from the letters in SPEARGUN
Showing 40 of 409. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SPEARGUN
- Is SPEARGUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPEARGUN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPEARGUN worth?
- SPEARGUN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPEARGUN mean?
- A underwater fishing weapon that shoots a barbed spear using elastic bands or compressed air.
- What letters can be added to SPEARGUN?
- SPEARGUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPEARGUN:
Open SPEARGUN in the Word Finder